PCA

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PCA is a conservative evangelical Presbyterian denomination in the United States known for its adherence to Reformed theology and Presbyterian church governance.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
PCA canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination
abbreviation PCA self-linksurface differs
baptismView paedobaptism
churchGovernmentLevel General Assembly
presbytery
session
churchPolity Presbyterian church governance
confessionalStandard Westminster Confession of Faith
Westminster Larger Catechism
Westminster Shorter Catechism
cooperatesWith other conservative Reformed and Presbyterian bodies
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creedalSubscription strict subscription to Westminster Standards with stated exceptions
doctrineOfScripture biblical inerrancy
ecclesiology connectional Presbyterianism
educationalEmphasis theological education
foundingPlace Birmingham, Alabama, United States
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama
foundingYear 1973
governingBody General Assembly
hasCollege Covenant College
hasSeminary Covenant Theological Seminary
headquartersLocation Lawrenceville, Georgia
language English
membershipType congregational
missionFocus church planting
domestic evangelism
foreign missions
ordinationRequirement subscription to Westminster Standards
religiousFamily Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
sacrament Holy Eucharist
surface form: Lord's Supper

baptism
sacramentNumber 2
separatedFrom Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
surface form: Presbyterian Church in the United States
separationReason disagreements over biblical authority
disagreements over ordination standards
theological liberalism concerns
shortName PCA self-linksurface differs
stanceOnEcumenism cautious toward liberal ecumenical bodies
stanceOnMarriage defines marriage as between one man and one woman
stanceOnSexualEthics holds traditional Christian sexual ethics
theologicalOrientation conservative evangelical
theologicalTradition Reformed theology
viewOnCreeds subordinate to Scripture
viewOnDeacons allows women to serve as deaconesses in some congregations
viewOnOrdination does not ordain women as ministers
does not ordain women as ruling elders
viewOnScripture Scripture as only infallible rule of faith and practice
worshipStyle Reformed liturgical worship

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

PCA shortName PCA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Presbyterian Church in America
PCA abbreviation PCA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Presbyterian Church in America